Ring-rail



- (N0 Model.)

G. O.- "DRAPER.

RING RA L;

No. 465,247. Patented Dec. 15, 1891.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE O. DRAPER, OF HOPEDALE, MASSACHUSETTS.

RING-RAIL.

SPECIFICATION forming part Of Letters Patent No. 465,247, dated December15, 1891.

Application filed May 26,1891. Serial No. 394,152. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern..-

Be it known that I, GEORGE O. DRAPER, of Hopedale, county of Worcester,State of Massachusetts, have invented an Improvement in Ring-Rails, ofwhich the following description, in connection with the accompanyingdrawings, is a specification, like letters on the drawings representinglike'parts.

This invention has for its object the production of a novel ring-rail,one containing special advantages when employed in that class of frameswherein the yarn or material being twisted is wet. In this class ofmachines, where the yarn or material being twisted is wet, greatdifficulty is experienced in rust affecting the rail, and many planshave been tried to obviate the difficulty, all of which are more or lessexpensive.

In accordance with my invention the ringrail is composed of brass oreqnivalentmaterial which will not easily rust or be affected bydampness, the said rail having its flanges turned in oppositedirections, so that it may be reversed when the rings are worn, the railin practice when in use presenting an upward flange at its rear side anda downward flange at its front side, these flanges tending to stiffenthe rail and prevent its sagging; also enabling it to be rolled out ofthinner stock, making the rail lighter and less expensive.

The rail will preferably be constructed of rolled malleable metal ofuniform thickness,

and the upwardly-turned flange prevents wa ter or other liquid used fromflowing over the rear side of the ring-rail upon other parts ofmachinery below or upon the driving-bands and acting upon the whirl ofthe spindle.

Figure l is a top or plan View of a portion of a ring-rail embodying myinvention; Fig.

2, a detached View of the rail shown in Fig.

1, partially broken out, one of the rings being also broken out or shownin section; and Fig. 3 is atransverse section of the rail looking fromthe right in Fig. 1.

The rings a, having cars a to receive the screws a by which to attachthe rings to the rail and the traveler b, one for each ring, are and maybe all as usualin twisting-frames.

The rail R, composed of brass or other material which will not rust, ismade from a strip of metal bent at its opposite edges to leavesubstantially equal flanges c d, the said flanges being bent in oppositedirection, so that one stands up at the surface of the rail, and theother hangs down below the rail.

In practice this rail may be used either side up; but when in use thelip or flange at the rear side of the rail will stand upwardly, so thatany water or other liquid thereon cannot run over the back of the rail,but must escape from the'front of the rail.

The rail may be produced by any usual means employed for flangingwrought metal.

The rail will be provided with a series of openings, as e, at the properdistance apart to receive the rings, said openings being equidistantfrom the front and back of the rail. The flanges also materially stiffenand strengthen the same, enabling thinner material to be used.

In the class of ring used herein the traveler wears unequally, and thelife of the ring is materially increased by swerving the ring so as toplace the undermost flange of the ring uppermost.

Having described my invention, I claim 1. A reversible ring-rail havingat its opposite edges flanges of substantially equal depthturned inopposite directions, substantially as described.

2. A reversible ring-rail of rolled metal having at its opposite edgesstiffening-flanges of substantially equal depth turned in oppositedirections, substantially as described.

3. A reversible ring-rail having at its opposite edges flanges ofsubstantially equal depth turned in opposite directions and a series ofring-receiving holes-equidistant from the edges of the rail,substantially as described. v

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

GEORGE O. DRAPER.

\Vitness-es: GEo. W. GREGORY, I EDWARD F. ALLEN.

